Browsing by Author "Pinho, Catarina Vaz"
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- Literacy to better understand the invisible world: Intervention in a children's communityPublication . Lopes, Maria Inês Dias; Oliveira, Ana Catarina Caetano; Pinho, Catarina Vaz; Carvalho, Tiago Monteiro; Lamas, Maria Céu; Mota, Sandra; Sousa, MariaHealth promotion and education aims to provide and develop strategies for the seizure of information by the individual, with consequent change in attitudes and behaviours. In this context, and with a view to reducing risk factors associated with infectious diseases, preventive measures should be adopted daily. Given that children are aware of the hygiene care importance but do not always have access to information about it, an intervention on this topic was carried out with a group of 10 children with an average age of 8 years old, with the goal of motivating participants to perform hygiene acts. The activity took place in a virtual room, on the Zoom/Colibri Platform, using Microsoft® PowerPoint and EaseUS Video Editor®, and was based on three sequential steps: (1) introduction of fundamental concepts; (2) exploration of the main groups of microorganisms and diseases; (3) multiple choice games and crossword puzzles. During the session, attention and interest in the contents were remarkable through the children's participation. In the games, they demonstrated excellent responsiveness and willingness to interact with all players. This approach, with several teaching–learning methodologies, proved to be enriching and allowed the acquisition of transversal and specific skills in several areas. This intervention promoted physical and emotional health in children, which follows a fundamental line to form sustainable societies since the children of today are the adults of the future.
- Prenatal inflammation dysregulation and susceptibility to diseases: a systematic review on the first step of accelerated agingPublication . Pinho, Catarina Vaz; Castro, José Pedro; Sousa, Maria Manuela Amorim de Silva e; Lamas, Maria Céu RibeiroWith increasing life expectancy, it came higher incidence of chronic illnesses. Throughout life, low chronic inflammation accumulates, causing detrimental effects that accelerates aging. To identify where is this inflammation begins, this review focused on inflammation befor birth, searching for a relation between inflammation deviation during pregnancy and the development od chronic diseases. The search was conducted in April 2024 in PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases, using similar queries. All the data was handled in Microsoft Excell and PRISMA guidelines were implemented. A total of 20 articles were included for analyze, mostly experimental stidies. The most emphasized biomarkers were IL-6, IL.1β e TNF-α, nd the most referenced were associated with brain and pulmonar fetal development, in relation to preterm birth. There is a clear influence of cytokines unbalance in the health of the fetus and future chronic diseases development. It would be important to develop strategies to follow pregnancies throughout this final trimester to intervene and allow full development or measure inflammation to prevent future generations from this reality.
- The power of the invisible beings: activities to raise awareness within children communitiesPublication . Lopes, Maria Inês Dias; Oliveira, Ana Catarina Caetano; Pinho, Catarina Vaz; Carvalho, Tiago Monteiro; Lamas, Maria Céu; Mota, Sandra; Amorim, ManuelaHealth promotion and education is especially important during childhood. Considering that children know the main hygiene care, but do not always have information regarding their importance, an intervention on this theme was carried out with a group of 10 children with an average age of 8 years, which aimed to motivate participants to perform hygiene acts. The activity was based on three sequential steps: introduction of fundamental concepts; exploration of the main groups of microorganisms and diseases; multiple choice games and crossword puzzles. During the session, attention and interest in the contents were notable, through the participation of the children. In the games, they demonstrated an excellent responsiveness and willingness to interact with all players. This intervention addressing various teaching-learning methodologies proved to be enriching and allowed the acquired transversal and specific skills to be acquired in several areas.